Health Insurance

Blue Cross And Blue Shield Preps For Baptist Hospital Departure (WXII ThePiedmontChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina announced Tuesday that plans are in place for transitioning members to alternative hospitals in preparation for the departure of North Carolina Baptist Hospital from BCBSNC on June 4.

Family

S.M. Wilson to build Family Care facility (BizJournals)

S.M. Wilson will provide construction services for the Family Care Health Center’s new $2.5 million facility, it said recently.

Children

Miami Children’s allies with firm for pediatric studies (BizJournals)

A health care services and information firm said it has partnered with Miami Children’s Hospital to expand clinical studies at the facility.

Medicine

Study: Doctors’ lawsuit fears lead to epidemic of ‘defensive medicine’ (KRON 4 Bay Area)

CHICAGO A survey finds fear of getting sued has led an alarming number of doctors to practice “defensive medicine.” They’re taking steps such as ordering unnecessary tests and avoiding risky procedures.

Children

27 percent children test HIV positive in Gulu (The Monitor)

GULU – Gulu Hospital Medical Superintendent, Dr Tom Otim, has said (27 percent) 219 out of 814 children who tested for HIV were found positive. Otim was on Saturday speaking at a workshop organised by Health Alert Uganda in partnership with Save the Children Uganda in Gulu town.

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